José Rafael Meza

José Rafael Meza Ivancovich (6 July 1920 – 15 July 1988) was a Costa Rican footballer who represented the Costa Rica national football team between 1941 and 1951, scoring eleven goals in seven games.

José Rafael Meza

Personal information
Full name	José Rafael Meza Ivancovich
Date of birth	(1920-07-06)6 July 1920
Place of birth	Cartago, Costa Rica
Date of death	15 July 1988(1988-07-15) (aged 68)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1940	Cartaginés
1941	Moctezuma	12	(21)
1942–1944	Estudiantes		(33)
1944	Moctezuma		(21)
1945–1948	Atlante		(103)
1949	Moctezuma		(19)
1950	University of Bogota	8	(8)
1951–1952	Cartaginés
1953	Aduana de Tela		(16)
1954	Cartaginés
1955–1957	Herediano
International career
1941–1951	Costa Rica	7	(11)
Managerial career
	Cartaginés
	Herediano
	Limón
	Turrialba
	San Carlos
	Moctezuma
	Aduana de Tela
	Golfito
	Municipal Pérez Zeledón
	Municipal Puntarenas
	Paraíso Total
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	1941	3	8
Total		3	8

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Costa Rica goal.

List of international goals scored by Meza

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 May 1941	Costa Rica	Panama	?–0	7–0	1941 CCCF Championship
2				?–0
3				?–0
4				?–0
5	13 May 1941		Curaçao	?–?	6–2
6				?–?
7				?–?
8	18 May 1941		El Salvador	1–0	3–1